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Hello all who read... This is a review of the lextreme torque converter on my 01 gs 430...for starters I must say that r & r of our transmission is a pain and my back was sore for days after this...lol So here it is plain and simple if anyone has any questions please feel free to ask: As we all know our cars seem to be a bit on the slushy side when it comes to shifting and power delivery. The torque converter was claimed to raise stall and move the power delivery higher in the power band, which it did and now I can say that I can happily burn out without having to really romp on the gas. I think it's more of a novelty than anything else, you know the grin you get? I was really surprised how much fun the car was to drive of the line. It feels like something was slipping before and not allowing all the power to get to the ground and now it just feels like it should have...and the butt dyno never lies....right :) Also not to mention it does seem to shift quicker...now I don't know if thats the politically correct thing to say but it sure seems that way. I think with an upgraded valve body it would be worlds of fun! Well for the price and the warranty I cannot complain. Honestly I was a bit reluctant to go through with this experiment but I'm pretty happy with the results...the bad thing is that now I'm really wishing I had a lsd, so I can take of the traction control :) I know it's short but if anyone has a question about it please don't hesitate...have a good one

Is the aftermarket pipe diameter the same size as stock? The symptom you are getting is unregulated air getting past or a leak, but if the pipe is larger it may be causing these symptoms

I did have a run in with one last month...we were dead even from 35-100, couldn't pull on him!!!

I've used simple green: I put a plastic grocery bag over the alt. spray simple green all over the place, wait 5 min. then rinse. I usually let it dry over night before I drive it again with the hood up. Hope that helps. Cleans really nice!

He's right...I would not use the adapters or spacers unless you don't care about ride quality.

check: car-parts.com and search through the data base.

I know the bolt pattern is diff. Our's are 114.3 x 5 and I think the germans are 120.?? x 5. Somebody may make a spacer but the gs is a very temperamental ride when it comes to wheels. Make sure you get something hub centric. Hope that helps.

Hi D, I too have the same issue...imagine that!!! :0 Did you take the dash out yet? I had a chance to take a look back there and I was not sure which servo was giving me problems...how did you figure that out. There are 3 on the gs. Anyway when I removed the dash I found that one of the blend doors..ie drivers side becase that is the one blowing cold air, is not closing all the way. So I just gave up because the weather changed for the better and now it's cold again and so am I. I'd like to figure this out with you because I know the units are about 130-150 per servo. What about the temp sensor below the key ignition? Could be a bad sensor, the gs gets is cabin reference from 3 sensors also. Two light (in the dash) and one air flow temp sensor, very similar to maf sensor. I'm sure one of these is the issue: heater head unit 2 sun sensors cabin air temp sensor and hose 3 cabin servos cabin blend doors. Now I read that another gentlemen, I believe sakorti???? maybe said he had the mark levinson navigation. I think their heater and sound system is integrated, which would lead me to believe that could possibly rule out our head unit. The hose that draws air over the temp sensor is kind of cheesy....my sensor had a lot of dust on it so I do recommend everyone clean it. Lets start there and see what happens...give me some feedback I'd like to know what happens. Erik my name is sakataj not sakorti..............yes i have the ML nav so its not the head unit. FIRST AND FOREMOST DO NOT TAKE OUT THE DASH ITS NOT NEEDED FOR THIS.if your drivers side is blowing cold air the servo and blend door ARE STILL ON THE PASSENGER SIDE and you dont need to pull the dash!!! u def hit the nail on the head,NORMALLY this is a servo motor problem and yes the rx's have a problem with this just like the gs (FINALLY WOW EITHER A SMART NOOB OR A NOOB WHO KNOWS HOW TO SEARCH 1ST, I SAY NOOB BUT U BEEN ON HERE FOR ALMOST 3 YEARS JUST NO POSTS REALLY but MY HATS OFF TO YOU darrylg33 FOR DOING YOUR OWN RESEARCH 1ST :D ) ........there are technically 4 servo motors on the gs series. 3 of them are on the right side (passenger) (if your counting the fresh air recirculation servo which some people dont) and the temp servo and the mode servo (plus the one on the drivers side, IT does require pulling part of the dash but the other 3 dont.......just take out glovebox. i have done this and fixed it but since i was being cheap i used, used servo's and they out now again too! wont do that again......if u remove glovebox...ask guytelephunken for a pdf on this or pm me and i can walk you throughh it....you'll see the 3 servos under the dash (damn i wish i had finished my DIY write up already) but you'll know which one it is......it will be crunchin and making computer harddrive whirr noises as its failing to close the blend doors all the way. with glovebox off,cd player removed,plastic shroud removed......turn car off.......start it and listen for servo making funky noises i promise you'll know which one it is. i just replaced both (i dont wanna deal with it again) and go from there....i found some for like 139 and 160 but i have to find my notes. i told you i started a DIY with like 100 pics but i havent finished it....will do so when i put in new ones AGAIN pm me or post on here if you need nething else. oh yeah and if AFTER doin this u still have ne problems.......then look into these heater head unit 2 sun sensors cabin air temp sensor and hose but not normally these and i would be willing to bet its just the servo motor. Hey Brian...sorry about the name confusion, please forgive the NOOB. I don't post much and keep to myself but when I can help I try. I've been fighting with the climate control for about a year or so. I's kinda funny because, as you know it kinda creeps up on you and then you're cold. realizing there is a 7 degree spread of temp from right to left. I'll pm you!

Could be transmission related if not tune up issues...what year is your car again?

Hi D, I too have the same issue...imagine that!!! :0 Did you take the dash out yet? I had a chance to take a look back there and I was not sure which servo was giving me problems...how did you figure that out. There are 3 on the gs. Anyway when I removed the dash I found that one of the blend doors..ie drivers side becase that is the one blowing cold air, is not closing all the way. So I just gave up because the weather changed for the better and now it's cold again and so am I. I'd like to figure this out with you because I know the units are about 130-150 per servo. What about the temp sensor below the key ignition? Could be a bad sensor, the gs gets is cabin reference from 3 sensors also. Two light (in the dash) and one air flow temp sensor, very similar to maf sensor. I'm sure one of these is the issue: heater head unit 2 sun sensors cabin air temp sensor and hose 3 cabin servos cabin blend doors. Now I read that another gentlemen, I believe sakorti???? maybe said he had the mark levinson navigation. I think their heater and sound system is integrated, which would lead me to believe that could possibly rule out our head unit. The hose that draws air over the temp sensor is kind of cheesy....my sensor had a lot of dust on it so I do recommend everyone clean it. Lets start there and see what happens...give me some feedback I'd like to know what happens. Erik

Not uncommon, I had the same thing happen. Not to mention that I lost the back lighting to my heated seats and gear selector. You can go up to radio shack and pickup some LED's. Now mind you they are dimmer but I always felt the factory was too bright anyway. I choose to use red I kinda like it.

I've had the same issue. I have an 01 gs 430...took it to two different dealers and they told me that this not abnormal and it is what it is. I fully agree with everyone here on the board, that there is a problem. If they are not going to help us fix the issue then it is just someone who is going to have to do process of elimination. I'd start with the easy and cheap. I've had the dash board out of the car and believe me, it is not fun. What I found is the the blend door does not close fully leaving it partially open the mixture is off. The question is that who is giving it bad information? One of the three sensors, is the head unit of the heater out of calibration>? Erik

Lexazur...my first time posting but I can say that I am having a very similar problem over here in the states with my 01 gs 430. Kind of funny, same year and similar problem! Are you getting a CEL? My symptom is when it is cold: stumbles of idle, while at light load and cruise. I had this symptom before and it did go away but now has returned. It would be nice if we could put our heads together to get rid of this problem because it is such a thorn in the side.